Yearly Archives: 2019
Manage electricity costs on your farm
With the current state of the agricultural economy, managing electricity costs may be a way to reduce operating expenses.
Cucumber pickles offer health benefits
In a recent study, scientists identified, for the first time in fermented cucumbers, four peptides known to have anti-hypertensive properties.
Head boat fishing on the sound in the Outer Banks
Head boat fishing is a great way to spend a few vacation hours waiting for the next bite rather than hiding behind a boring paperback.
Farm life, meet plant-based, lab-cultured food
The connection we have to the land, to livestock and to the stewardship of it all is not something many people experience. And it shows. It seems that almost daily, I hear of new experiments to create food that eliminates the need for animal products. As much as we might like to post ironic memes about it on social media, or laugh it off, it’s here.
2019 Ohio State Fair butter display honors Apollo 11 mission
The annual butter display at the Ohio State Fair pays tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Heat helps corn, but Ohio still last in crop conditions
For planting and growth progress, Ohio has been the worst state most of the spring, passed only occasionally by Indiana. That greenhouse weather the weekend of July 20 didn't tip the market one way or the other though.
EPA: Wayne County biosolids pond can begin operations
The Ohio EPA granted Buckeye Biogas permission July 23 to accept Class B biosolids at the 9.2 million gallon storage pond in Wayne County.
How to recognize and remedy tomato diseases
Tomato diseases set in quickly and can be difficult to diagnose. Learn how to identify and treat the most common tomato diseases.
Trumbull fair sale totals $334,314
The Trumbull County Fair junior livestock sale totaled $334,314. A charity hog raised $9,760 for St. Jude. There were 277 lots sold in total.
Ohio budget supports ag, water quality
Gov. Mike Dewine signed the Ohio budget July 18. The budget includes funding for water quality improvement projects and agricultural organizations.
